The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-16

--'s';!;. ChIrt q! Pot:cc-A re" SUNDAY SaPSf
&c Fruits OF Eu,erp,!-c.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Columbia Rsco%p)
CHARLESTON, NoyeEI Der S.-ihe flags
.,ud fantastic draper which oraamcGtcd The
stores and privat" dwellings in Charleston
during Gala Week are fast disappearing
:ro:a view and il G few days the CITY Will
ay;:iu have donne1 her business suit and
engage in work with the full conviction
that a little recreation has made Jack L
brighter bov. There can be no DOUBT now
,n4. Gala Week has Dcen of great benefit TO
Charleston and its surroundings. The les
,iviligs Were confined to no Class, creed or
sect. Rich and poor, great ana small,
white and black, were united 10 lUln ID the
iuu aud the participation was general. l
aIa sure that 10 festival conducted on 50
grand a scale as that ia Charleston during
Gala Week could have passed of more
pleasantly Not the slightest &cclden: &C.
cures tc mar the pleasure OF tue occasion
and tie services Of the police were Only
needed TO keep back the crowd ana take
care Of few inebriates. OF course busi-
ness Las been greatly benefited. 1t IS re
ported on good authority that the cash sales
Of one business house on tie An aust, lor
The day ending, amounted to SO, 40O.
Many business men are anxious to have
Cal: III eek made permanent and have freely
offered money and services for this pur-
pose.
AMONG THE POLITICIANS.
The politicians are now active AID the
the favorite candidate for Mayor, among
:tc ycunS men, seems 10 be Capt. George
I5ryan, wno'i is layer, about II years OF
are. and quite popular. In disposition he
IS altogether unlike Mayor C0urtnay, being
Very good natured, open to conviction and
:rc:iued to let We'll enough alone. Mayo:
Courtney, on the other haud, mas the bump
uf ga hc;.datiyeness abnornaly developed
ard unless he is up and doing, planning,
pulling down and building up, be is Ike i
!:sh out CT its native element. He would
make an excellent Mayor for city ike
New. York where money is plentiful, but
the great need OF tne people OF Charleston
is jigh:cr;aXes and less Improvements, Tor
:. vpii: at least. Capt. Bryan, If elected,
ui:l keep the CITY il order and give TIE
people :. r,st. Mayor Courtenay, however,
las accomplished much daring his admin
i,tra;ion and will retire with the well
Iu;.e Q: all classes.
THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
c.. !a.e lSt OF September last Major Frost,
he ca;ct II police resi- isned his position ana
i:le c0ll.A,2n.i Of the force was turned over
t. ;7.csL Lieutenant Joseph Golden, who is
yet Il y'oaig man and entered the ranks rs
!. pr.v,te about twenty years ago. This is
llc ii:s: line in my remembrance that az
otiicer OF the police has been elevated to the
rank OF Captain by promotion. The office
has always been cre Of political significance
and the successful applicants were only
those who, besides their qualifacious, pos
sesscd much influence with Council. When
Major FIRST resigned i was generally eX-
pe:ivd that q new chief-one who had
never served in harness-wcUld have hccn
Immediately elected and the great surprise
was when the command was turned over to
Lieut. Golden. The surprise am happy
to say, was a most agreeable G, for never
was 4 more competent and worthy officer
placed il position than the now acting CHIEF
Of the Charleston police force. lie has
won every position-and he has climbed
the ladder from the ranks-by strict ad-
i.erauce 10 duty and gentlemenly deport-
municipalities not always possessed by
the average policeman. The force never
appUarcd to better advantage than during
Gala Week, and that event was Indeed 4
COCA test Of the disciplinary skill of the
commander 1t is L. be hoped that he
p2w Council will install Lieut.. Golden as
Chief Of police for the ensuing term, COM
mcGcing next January.
A NEW SUNDAY PAPER,
The Budget, twelve-page paper will
Start in this city GA the 20;l last. Mr..
CoAeo, the manager, declares that it viii
be the best Sunday paper ever published in
Charleston and judging from the arrange.
menGS now being made nave no doubt Of
the fact Besides full supply Of interest
Ing family reading cable dispatches aud
other teleSraphic news will be received up
to clock on Sunday morning and will
be read in Columbia at II o'clock A. NJ.
Tie Budget will be published from No. 81
Hayne street where the presses, steam en-
giae. etc, ere already in position. The
price OF subscription IS fixed at 81 per year,
wh:c.. is indeed cheap for twelve pages Of
reading matter. culled from both hcnis-
phcres and sent out every week.